Bridge

The Bridge component establishes a secure connection between cloud-hosted platforms and customer-hosted data sources. To initiate connectivity, deploy the Bridge Client within the customer infrastructure. Whitelist the relevant IP addresses and ports of the target data sources. This configuration allows secure access without requiring changes to firewall rules.

Manage Bridge

1. Log into the application.

2. Navigate to Administration > Connectors.

3. Click Manage Bridge to open the Bridge interface.

   

The interface lists all configured bridges with key operational and configuration details, including:

• Bridge ID: Unique identifier assigned to each bridge instance

• Bridge Name: Descriptive name defined during setup

• IP Address: Network address of the Bridge Client host

• Port: Designated communication port used by the client

• Status: Current state of the bridge (Running, Stopped, etc.)

• Type: Defines the category of the bridge.

• Registration Date: Date when the bridge was registered in the system

• Created By: User account that created the bridge instance

• Action: Provides control options for each bridge. It includes the following icons:

  • Restart Bridge: It allows the bridge client to re-establish connectivity without reinstalling.

  • Update Bridge: Updates the bridge client with the latest available software version.

• Version: Current version of the bridge software

• Statistics: Shortcut to view runtime performance and technical metrics

• Last Updated On: Timestamp of the most recent configuration or status update

• Last Updated By: User who performed the last modification

• Action Status: Outcome of the most recent operation.

  

Bridge Status

1. Click the Status icon to view the current state of each bridge.

2. A detailed status pop-up appears after clicking the Status icon. The pop-up includes the following parameters:

   1. Bridge Health: Real-time condition of the bridge (e.g., Running, Stopped, Restarting, Warning)

   2. Details: Contextual information (e.g., “Manually restarted”)

   3. Mode: Configuration mode, either Auto or Manual

   4. Last Health Check Timestamp: Date and time of the most recent health verification

      

Bridge Statistics

Click the Statistics icon to access a detailed Statistics interface, organized into three tabs: CSP-Bridge, Processor, and Client Usage.

CSP-Bridge Tab

Displays environment-specific configuration and versioning information:

• Bridge ID

• Bridge branch and commit metadata

• Tag

• Release version and build timestamp

• OE Core

• Java version

• Operating system details

• NiFi version

• CSP (Component Support Package) library versions

Processor Tab

Presents real-time system-level performance metrics:

• Bridge ID

• Core availability

• Active thread count

• Memory allocation and usage

• Disk space utilization

• Number of flow files in progress

• Processor creation timestamp

Client Usage Tab

Displays data flow and resource activity across processors:

• Bridge ID

• Processor name and type (e.g., source connector, destination connector)

• Source and destination identifiers

• Status (e.g., idle, active, error)

• Active thread count

• Flow files in the processing queue

• Processor creation timestamp

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